Saturday, March 01, 2008

After much reflection, I have come to the conclusion that Miami's fortunes changed the day Joey Porter stood up in the meeting and called Cam out.

He made clear to management what everyone inside already knew: Cameron wasn't getting it done and it was time for a change. Now, that's not to say that H Wayne wasn't already talking with Parcells, but he came in a few days later and started to clean house.

And Miami has since moved from being the worst team to being somewhere around average, and in my book continues this ascent.

The kool aid has been given to all of us, and I took a sip yesterday....

That Junior is again contemplating retirement. Think anyone will through him a lavish party this time? Think he'll follow through? Or maybe he'll suit up for the Saints next year, because they're "so close"....

Miami went into free agency with about 50 players on their roster. Typically, a team will have 70-75 players at this point, so you knew that the Phins were in the market for some players.

They signed 9 on the first day, and had offered contracts - reportedly - to two others, and have another handful scheduled for visits.

The names aren't flashy. There's no Joey Porter, there's no Ricky Williams. But, the approach was to go after quantity.

And as my buddy Brian put it, its kind of like they got a Mulligan on the '04 draft. The first time around, they didn't get it right, and no one remained on Miami's roster last season. Of the players they signed, most came from that draft class.